麻豆原创F response team for COVID-19
March 6, 2020
Last week, I mobilized 麻豆原创F鈥檚 Incident Management Team to manage 麻豆原创F鈥檚 response to COVID-19. Today, I asked that the response level be increased to Level 2, which is partial activation of our Emergency Response Center. 麻豆原创F鈥檚 incident commander, Doug Schrage, has been working closely with other university, state and federal leaders on the issue. While there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alaska we expect there will be. 麻豆原创F is updating academic and business continuity plans so we are ready to address cases in the 麻豆原创F community. The . Plans will be revised as needed, and they will be shared and posted to .
In my message earlier this week, I mentioned that I would be following up with additional guidance regarding how the university鈥檚 restrictions regarding COVID-19 would apply to visitors to our campuses. As stated in to the 麻豆原创 community on March 3, 2020, the 麻豆原创 restrictions apply to employees, students and campus visitors who:
- Are traveling to 麻豆原创, or returning to 麻豆原创, from travel in CDC Level 2 or 3 areas within the past 14 days;
- Have symptoms of COVID-19; or
- Have been in close contact with someone who is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or who is under investigation by the CDC or the Alaska Section of Epidemiology.
In the context of these restrictions, 鈥渧isitor鈥 means people who are coming to campus for meetings, conferences, other events or tours. Examples would include small groups coming for meetings, tourists visiting a campus attraction, conference attendees, or prospective students and their family members.
We are asking all visitors to self-identify and observe the 14-day 麻豆原创 self-quarantine if applicable. If your department has organized events or conferences that will host international visitors, please make sure they are aware of the university鈥檚 guidelines. Please be flexible with refunds of conference fees, and make an effort to make arrangements for those affected to participate remotely, if possible.
While there has been a lot of discussion about COVID-19, please be conscientious and caring to all members of our University community, including visitors. We are who we are because of everyone and we want to make sure that no one is being singled out because of their ethnicity, nationality, travel history or any other reason. At 麻豆原创F we are taking precautions against COVID-19 but we don鈥檛 want to be governed by it. Please continue our commitment to respect, diversity, inclusion and caring.
Thanks for choosing 麻豆原创F.
鈥 Dan White, chancellor